Where has our CJ Stroud gone? These past few games have been sad comparisons compared to previous years. How do we get the old CJ Stroud back? #nfl #texans #houstonstexans
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I watched some highlights from earlier in the year and man you can really tell that fire/confidence got rattled. Look at the bills game man was a different player. Poor coaching/ o line play really really can hurt a young QB I used to never truly believe it till this season.
In case you forgot. It’s his 2nd year
Get a left guard and maybe stroud will return.
CJ needs to take what the defense gives him (checking it down) instead of always looking for the explosive play every time. I think that will help his confidence and help with a poor OL. Yes, take some shots down the field, but taking the easy play if its there.
Also no offense line. Great running back so no passing as much. Had played some great defensive teams. Played 3 games in 10 days lost receivers through the whole season. Yes he can be better but overall good and I believe he’ll get there.
I think the expectations as a whole have rattled this team. The OLine last year was a ragtag group of guys that overachieved because no one expected them to and the whole team was playing with house money. CJ was able to catch teams off guard because the OLine was playing better and everything just clicked because he had time to throw.
This year, the expectations has made them nervous and caused them to overthink.
Once this season is over and they have a chance to reflect on how much money they left on the table, they’ll hopefully come back ready to play and play to their potential.
C.J. Winning in spite of his o-line and Bobby…
Stroud is in his own head.
CJ will be fine
You want 2023 Cj back … Get 2023 Bobby back Get 2023 offensive line back Get 2023 tank dell back Get 2023 Brev in Jordan back
It’s always something about those QBs from Ohio State
I just will never take Stroud for granted after watching the QB play after Watson. He is having a solid season and is going to be 2 for 2 in winning his division and making the playoffs. He is not going to have an elite MVP season every single year of his career but we should own the south while he is the QB.
With this pathetic Oline you would never see 2023 CJ straud He is playing bad and regressed bcoz of Bobby and this weak Oline
I think this is also due to DCs now having sufficient tape on CJ to gameplan against him and take away his strengths. Year 2 is about CJ learning how to respond to this challenge so that he can be great even in the face of hardship. Everyone has seen Patrick Mahomes for 7 years now but he still finds a way to be elite. He just needs to continue the learning process
DC's have got some tape on him now so they've figured out how to slow him down.
Are we sure this dude isn't playing hurt?
What sucks is ive been saying this for the last 2 months and I've been relying on yall to tell me, naw, it's the line or naw, it's the penalties, or naw, he just doesn't have the receivers. Now yall are starting to say the exact things i have about Stroud and I hate it.
I was relying upon y'all to ease my mind after I was calling out CJ for being average to poor in some of his games. But now you're agreeing with me and it's kind lf scaring me.
But the reality is that for the majority of the year Stroud has been pedestrian at best and below average for the rest. Y'all have pointed it out, Mixon has carried this team, not Stroud.
I'm never, not going to believe in him because I'm a Texans fan and am hopelessly biased. But his play has been subpar this year and there's no getting around it.
This feels like something worse than a sophomore slump. Damn, I hope I'm wrong and I hate that y'all have started to agree with me now as well.
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I watched some highlights from earlier in the year and man you can really tell that fire/confidence got rattled. Look at the bills game man was a different player. Poor coaching/ o line play really really can hurt a young QB I used to never truly believe it till this season.
In case you forgot. It’s his 2nd year
Get a left guard and maybe stroud will return.
CJ needs to take what the defense gives him (checking it down) instead of always looking for the explosive play every time. I think that will help his confidence and help with a poor OL. Yes, take some shots down the field, but taking the easy play if its there.
Also no offense line. Great running back so no passing as much. Had played some great defensive teams. Played 3 games in 10 days lost receivers through the whole season. Yes he can be better but overall good and I believe he’ll get there.
I think the expectations as a whole have rattled this team. The OLine last year was a ragtag group of guys that overachieved because no one expected them to and the whole team was playing with house money. CJ was able to catch teams off guard because the OLine was playing better and everything just clicked because he had time to throw.
This year, the expectations has made them nervous and caused them to overthink.
Once this season is over and they have a chance to reflect on how much money they left on the table, they’ll hopefully come back ready to play and play to their potential.
C.J. Winning in spite of his o-line and Bobby…
Stroud is in his own head.
CJ will be fine
You want 2023 Cj back …
Get 2023 Bobby back
Get 2023 offensive line back
Get 2023 tank dell back
Get 2023 Brev in Jordan back
It’s always something about those QBs from Ohio State
I just will never take Stroud for granted after watching the QB play after Watson. He is having a solid season and is going to be 2 for 2 in winning his division and making the playoffs. He is not going to have an elite MVP season every single year of his career but we should own the south while he is the QB.
With this pathetic Oline you would never see 2023 CJ straud
He is playing bad and regressed bcoz of Bobby and this weak Oline
I think this is also due to DCs now having sufficient tape on CJ to gameplan against him and take away his strengths. Year 2 is about CJ learning how to respond to this challenge so that he can be great even in the face of hardship. Everyone has seen Patrick Mahomes for 7 years now but he still finds a way to be elite. He just needs to continue the learning process
DC's have got some tape on him now so they've figured out how to slow him down.
Are we sure this dude isn't playing hurt?
What sucks is ive been saying this for the last 2 months and I've been relying on yall to tell me, naw, it's the line or naw, it's the penalties, or naw, he just doesn't have the receivers. Now yall are starting to say the exact things i have about Stroud and I hate it.
I was relying upon y'all to ease my mind after I was calling out CJ for being average to poor in some of his games. But now you're agreeing with me and it's kind lf scaring me.
But the reality is that for the majority of the year Stroud has been pedestrian at best and below average for the rest. Y'all have pointed it out, Mixon has carried this team, not Stroud.
I'm never, not going to believe in him because I'm a Texans fan and am hopelessly biased. But his play has been subpar this year and there's no getting around it.
This feels like something worse than a sophomore slump. Damn, I hope I'm wrong and I hate that y'all have started to agree with me now as well.